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Ridin' Dirty

SAINT CLOUD, Fla. -- After completing the brutal Grand National Cross Country Championship course in 2:09:54, Master Sgt. Carlos Gonzalez takes a moment to catch his breath. Known as "Gonzo" back at the 920th Rescue Wing, the flight engineer finished 10th, a result so surprising to him he actually questioned race officials when they presented him with his plaque. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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Honoring a Hero

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Charles "Bo" Outlaw, community ambassador for the Orlando Magic basketball team presents a basketball authographed by Magic team members during halftime of their Jan. 9, 2009 game as part of their Seats for Soldiers Night. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple
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Centered on Heroes

ORLANDO Fla. -- Dwight Howard, center for the Orlando Magic, greets Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeants Diane Lopes and Larry O'Neil of the 920th Rescue Wing after the Magic game vs. the Atlanta Hawks as part of the Magic's first Seats for Soldiers Night of the 2008 season. Several Magic players met with servicemembers after the game to thank them for their service to the country. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple
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Nothing up their sleeves

ORLANDO Fla. -- 920th Rescue Wing Reservist Staff Sgt. Diane Lopes takes part in a Simon Sez competition featuring a group of servicemembers during halftime of the Orlando Magic game. The competition ended in a stalemate, with Sergeant Lopes and a Soldier sharing first prize. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple
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Stand & deliver

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- After being wounded in Iraq, Senior Airman Diane Lopes was wheeled into Walter Reed Army Medical Center facing a real possibility she may never walk again. Now, a month after leaving Walter Reed and her wheelchair behind, Airman Lopes took a few steps up. First, she stood before her peers at a 920th Rescue Wing commander's call. Then she pinned on staff sergeant stripes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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A Tribute to Simon

CELEBRATION, Fla. - A tribute to Simon Sharp, the local Eagle Scout who envisioned and began building the Celebration Veteran's Memorial. Simon succumbed to leukemia before the project was completed. Fellow friend and scout Bradley Trowbridge spearheaded the completion effort; the memorial was dedicated one year after Simon's death. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Kelly)
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Scout's Honor

CELEBRATION, Fla. - Members of a local Cub Scout troop console each other during the town's veteran's memorial dedication ceremony. The memorial project was conceived of and initiated by Simon Sharp, a 15-year-old boy who began building the veteran's memorial for his Eagle Scout project but died of leukemia before the project was completed. The 920th Rescue Wing performed an HC-130 flyover during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Kelly)
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Soaring with Angels

CELEBRATION, Fla. - A 920th Rescue Wing HC-130 glides above the ceremony honoring Simon Sharp, a 15-year-old boy who began building a veteran's memorial for his Eagle Scout project but died of leukemia before the project was completed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Ian Phillips)
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Portraits in Courage

Members of the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Joint Base Balad, Iraq are responsible for providing care to wounded warriors coming straight from the battlefield. The group is deployed from its home at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (courtesy photo)
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Enjoying the Spoils

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 920th Rescue Wing members and their families enjoy pirate themeed picnic at unit's annual holiday party December 6 at the north picnic area. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple)
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All I want for Christmas

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Children of members of the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus during the wing's holiday picnic at the north picnic area December 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ray Padgett)
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Santa Claus is Watching

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Stephen Richmond, Weapons Safety Manager for the 920th Rescue Wing, receives a lump of coal from Santa Claus during the wing's holiday picnic December 6 at the north picnic area. photo/Master Sgt. Ray Padgett
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Saying hello to the big man

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Children of members of the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus during the wing's holiday picnic at the north picnic area December 6. photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple
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Family Support

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 920th Rescue Wing members and their families enjoy a picnic and friendship during the unit's annual holiday party December 6 at the north picnic area. photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple
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Solo

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Jennifer Drake, 920th Rescue Wing HC-130 Radio Operator, sings the national anthem at the 2nd Annual Space and Air Show Opening Ceremony Nov 7. The opening events included two Navy F-18 Hornet fly overs and parachute jumps performed by the 101st Screaming Eagles parachute team. Chief Master Sergeant Pete Callina, 920th RW pararescuemen represented the 920th RW air show performers at the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Tricia Hill)
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UNJUST CAUSE: no good reason not to vote

Graphic for Vote commentary by Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse
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Florida Leaders go inside of a mountain

The Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing Commander, Col. Steve Kirkpatrick, hosted a group of 27 civic leaders on an outreach trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado. During the trip civic leaders were briefed on several special Air Force Reserve missions to include modular airborne firefighting and space. A special tour of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS) was provided as well. In the late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War , the idea of a hardened command and control center was conceptualized as a defense against long-range Soviet bombers. The Army Corps of Engineers supervised the excavation of Cheyenne Mountain and the construction of an operational center within the granite mountain. Today, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex serves as NORAD and USNORTHCOM's Alternate Command Center and as a training site for crew qualification. Day-to-day crew operations for NORAD and USNORTHCOM typically take place at Peterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Florida Leaders Visit Air Force Academy

The Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing Commander, Col. Steve Kirkpatrick, hosted a group of 27 Florida civic leaders on a trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado Oct. 16-17. During the trip, the leaders had the opportunity to learn about several Air Force Reserve missions to include the modular airborne fire fighting mission that is performed 100 percent by Reserve Airmen. They also got a look at the Reserve's first and only space wing, the 310th. On the second day of the tour they were treated to an in-depth look at life at the U.S. Air Force Academy and took some time after a tour of the Academy Chapel to pose for this photo. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Focusing on the Target

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing's 39th Rescue Squadron fire their M-16 rifles for qualification during October's Unit Training Assembly at Patrick Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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Masked and Accurate

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Sara Pickens, a HC-130P/N loadmaster for the 920th Rescue Wing, qualifies with her M-16 rifle and gas mask during October's Unit Training Assembly at Patrick Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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